The FADER

The best rap songs of November 2025

The FADER rounded up the best rap songs of November 2025 with selections from Ice Spice, Fly Anakin, RRoxket, Chow Lee, ...
The Fader

Rap Column’s top 30 rap songs of 2024

Read previous Rap Columns here. 30. Sexyy Red, “Fake Jammin” 29. zayALLCAPS, “Boy (V)” 28. Lisha G, “Whatcha Got” 27. J.P., “Come and see” 26 ...
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The Billboard Top 40 Now Contains Zero Rap Songs for the First Time in Decades

Or is there a deeper cultural shift in the works? Those are the sorts of questions permeating social media and music discourse after a shocking report surfaced that the Billboard charts are missing a ...
American Songwriter

There Are No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for the First Time in 40 Years, but Why—a Dip in Commercial Dominance, Rule Changes, Taylor Swift?

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes as ...
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No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Luther” falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart’s top 40 last week. The ...